Improvement in clothes-wringers



f enlasite ALEXANDER KING, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 112,815, dated March 21. 1871.

.IMPROVEMENT IN CLOTHES-WRINGERS.

The Schedule ref'ened to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all 'whom it may concern Be itv known that I, ALEXANDER KING, of thecity and county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and Improved Clothes- Wringer; and I do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwill enable any one skilled in the art to fwhich it apper-v tains tomake and use my invention, reference being had to the accompanyingvdrawing which forms a part of this specification, and whichis- Avertical transverse section of my improvement, taken through the middleof one of the hinges, and through the bearings of the wrnger-rolls atthe same end.

'lhe wringer-frame ismade in two parts, A and B, each constructed withchambers or recesses, as shown in the drawing, for the reception of thebearings G G and cushions K K. Y

The parts A and B are hinged together at C, and connected by one or morebolts, H.

D D are the wringer-rolls, to the shafts E Eof whic are attached theusual gear-wheels F F.

G G are the bearings of the shafts E E.

The bolt H is straight, and passes loosely through both parts of theframe, and isA provided with a thumbscrew I, by means of whichvthepressure of the wringcrfrolls upon cach other-.may be adjusted.

The 'part' B oi' the frame is also provided with guards M, tokeep theclothes out ot contact with the journals. j l

Between theframeand one or both ofthe bearings G G ajcushion, K, ofrubber Vor other elastic material, is interposed, so as togive one orboth of the rolls an elastic bearing, and permit them to separateslightly when'clothes are introducedy between them, returning to theirformer position when the clothe-s have passed through.

A similar cushion, L, is also interposed between the frame B and thehead of the bolt H. The purpose and operation of this device are thesaine as vhave been already described.

Vilhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patentof the United States, is-

l. The arrangement of' the parts A and B, hinged together at C, andconnected by one or more straight, loose bolts H ,provided withthumb-screws, as shown and described.

2. The arrangementol` the parts A and B, provided with elastic bearingsfor the wringer-rolls, the guards M, and the bolt H, provided withelastic hearing.

ALEX'. KING.

' Witnesses: r

WM. R. WRIGHT, IHos. A. B'Unm'r.

